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Old 06-20-2011, 09:31 PM   #1
Beatris

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Default John McCain: Immigrants Caused Arizona Wildfires
Let me guess - his evidence is that he heard it on Fox News?

Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_880145.html

John McCain (R-AZ) says undocumented immigrants are to blame for the massive wildfires that have ravaged Arizona.

"There is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally," McCain, said at a press conference Saturday after touring the Wallow fire, which began on May 29 and has burned over 500,000 acres to date.

“They have set fires because they signal others, they have set fires to keep warm, and they have set fires in order to divert law enforcement agents and agencies from them,” McCain said. “The answer to that part of the problem is to get a secure border."

McCain did not provide any evidence to support his claim, however.

On Sunday, Tom Berglund, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman, told ABC News that there is no evidence that undocumented immigrants had caused the Wallow fire. "Absolutely not, at this level,” Berglund said. "There's no evidence that I'm aware, no evidence that's been public, indicating such a thing.”
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Old 06-20-2011, 11:11 PM   #2
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ABC News reported tonight that out of all the wildfires since 2006 (I forget the number, but I believe it was around 2000), they know of 6 that were started by illegal immigrants.
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